1879 in sports
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See also: 1878 in sports, other events of 1879, 1880 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
Cricket
- 2 January-4 January, Sydney - Only Test between Australia and England. Australia win by 10 wickets.
- 2 January, Sydney - Fred Spofforth of Australia claims the first hat-trick in test cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Football (Soccer)
- FA Cup - Old Etonions beat Clapham Rovers 1-0
- April 5 - James F. M. Prinsep of Clapham Rovers becomes England's youngest player, a record that stands for more than 123 years, until broken by Wayne Rooney in 2003.
Births
